Massachusetts elementary school principal bans tag and touch football

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Tag is now out during recess at Willett Elementary School in Attleboro.

So is touch football and any other unsupervised "chasing" games that are deemed to pose the risk of injury as well as liability to the school.

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... many principals are making up new rules in an atmosphere reflecting society's increasingly cautious and litigious nature.

Elementary schools in Cheyenne, Wyo. and Spokane, Wash. banned tag at recess this year. So, too, did a suburban Charleston, S.C. school, outlawing all unsupervised contact sports.

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Some Willett School parents interviewed for this story said the new recess rules are misguided, especially with the serious issue of childhood obesity. Others said they work against children developing skills to negotiate rules and resolve disputes.

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Willett parent Celeste D'Elia, on the other hand, backed Heppe's decision. Her son, she said, feels safer and enjoys the alternatives to throwing a football around.

"I've witnessed enough near collisions" in the playground area, D'Elia said. "I support anything that makes the playground safer and helps teacher to keep track of them."

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[Mirorgate 0]

We are freakin outa control and lawsuit happy. before ya know it... kids will have to goto school in the stay puff marshmallow man suit to keep from gettin a bruise or bump gettin in and off a bus.

[Alex+R 0]

Ok, #######.

1. Now how are boys supposed to socialize and

2. I'm sorry. You can have fat kids without skinned knees, or you can have normal kids who get hurt once in awhile. I haven't heard about any tag-related deaths recently.

The greatest health problem we've got now is obesity/overweight... shouldn't we be focusing on making sure the kids get some dayum exercise??

[almaty 19]

We are freakin outa control and lawsuit happy. before ya know it... kids will have to goto school in the stay puff marshmallow man suit to keep from gettin a bruise or bump gettin in and off a bus.

good idea....or those fake sumo wrestler outfits

[Fandango 1,439]

Oh for the love of God!

[Mirorgate 0]

We are freakin outa control and lawsuit happy. before ya know it... kids will have to goto school in the stay puff marshmallow man suit to keep from gettin a bruise or bump gettin in and off a bus.

good idea....or those fake sumo wrestler outfits

to big risk of wedgie abuse... course my idea also leads to roasting kids alive for the sugar content... hmmm... we'll have to rethink this whole campaign over beer

[I'm Gone 60]

More of the liberal educator agenda of trying to make boys act like girls.

[Alex+R 0]

More of the liberal educator agenda of trying to make boys act like girls.

Oh, BS. It's jsut a side-effect of an overly litigious society and it's all about school administrators covering their own arses.

[Mirorgate 0]

More of the liberal educator agenda of trying to make boys act like girls.

You mean my collector edition Backstreet Boys doll collection is worthless..??

I suppose my Wham! records are out of the question too then huh..

[almaty 19]

More of the liberal educator agenda of trying to make boys act like girls.

You mean my collector edition Backstreet Boys doll collection is worthless..??

I suppose my Wham! records are out of the question too then huh..

hmmm./..i guess, i need to get my son something besides another melissa etheridge cd...

[Carol&Marc 0]

Has anybody heard of the game smear the #######? it was a pretty rough game but lots of fun! hope I didn't upset anybodies sensibilities this game was around before political correctness was born.

[Mirorgate 0]

More of the liberal educator agenda of trying to make boys act like girls.

You mean my collector edition Backstreet Boys doll collection is worthless..??

I suppose my Wham! records are out of the question too then huh..

hmmm./..i guess, i need to get my son something besides another melissa etheridge cd...

a my little pony play-set. everyone loves horsies

[almaty 19]

More of the liberal educator agenda of trying to make boys act like girls.

You mean my collector edition Backstreet Boys doll collection is worthless..??

I suppose my Wham! records are out of the question too then huh..

hmmm./..i guess, i need to get my son something besides another melissa etheridge cd...

a my little pony play-set. everyone loves horsies

dam striaght., i still drag out, when sanita is asleep, my pretty pony and comb his hair/mane..damn, that is one fine plastic animal

[Mirorgate 0]

More of the liberal educator agenda of trying to make boys act like girls.

You mean my collector edition Backstreet Boys doll collection is worthless..??

I suppose my Wham! records are out of the question too then huh..

hmmm./..i guess, i need to get my son something besides another melissa etheridge cd...

a my little pony play-set. everyone loves horsies

dam striaght., i still drag out, when sanita is asleep, my pretty pony and comb his hair/mane..damn, that is one fine plastic animal

especially while still in the plastic-footy jammies.... nothing like static shock at 3AM take in a wizz in the dark

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

LOL I think Mass. is slipping in those "smart" rankings....

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